Did you know most farmed fish are killed inhumanely? Fish urgently need legal protection to ensure pain-free, humane slaughter. This is an obligation in law for land animals, so why is fish welfare ignored? Find out how you can help #RethinkFish: action.ciwf.org.uk/page/182323/...

Most dairy calves farmed in the EU spend their first weeks in small individual pens. Calves are social, curious animals – individual pens prevent them from playing & interacting with other calves, causing fear & frustration. The @ec.europa.eu must #EndTheCageAge

Transported in temperatures as high as 50°C. Sent on journeys that can last for weeks. Forced to travel when very young. Enough is enough! Sign the open letter calling on MEPs to #StopTransportSuffering 👉 bit.ly/4vsU8Sy

Top 3 reasons to end factory farming: 1⃣ it's the biggest single cause of animal suffering on the planet 2⃣ it drives deforestation, pollutes our rivers, & emits huge amounts of greenhouse gases 3⃣ it boosts the spread of diseases by forcing animals to live in cramped spaces

In a month, we’ll reveal the true scale of the impact of emptying our oceans to feed farmed carnivorous fish. Stay tuned. #KeepThemWild

🐙 MAJOR WIN FOR OCTOPUSES! 🎉 Nueva Pescanova has just abandoned plans for the world’s first octopus farm in Gran Canaria, Spain. This victory follows 5 years of campaigning: 🔎 3 major reports ✉️ 43,000+ supporter emails ✍️ 130+ NGO & scientist signatures #KeepThemWild #StopOctopusFarming

On most dairy farms, calves are separated from their mothers shortly after birth & spend their first weeks in an individual pen. This leads to stress, fear, and frustration. The @ec.europa.eu must keep its promise to #EndtheCageAge

In Europe, millions of sows are forced to give birth and rear their piglets in crates too small to turn around in. Because of this, their welfare is terribly impacted. 🧵

🐄 Around 17 million dairy calves are farmed in the EU every year. Most spend their first weeks in small individual pens - unable to play, socialise properly, or move freely. The @ec.europa.eu must keep its promise to #EndTheCageAge.

The climate catastrophe we’re increasingly experiencing firsthand is also driven by a farming system that is unfair, unsustainable, & cruel. With animal farming responsible for 8% of GHG emissions in 🇪🇺, giving industrial farming a free pass to pollute is a no-go. #Omnibus

The current food system is pushing our planet to the limit. But we can change course: the Good Food for All ECI calls on the @ec.europa.eu to transform food production and support sustainable diets. Sign the ECI now: www.goodfoodforall.eu

How ambitious is the @ec.europa.eu's plan to make animal farming sustainable, accessible, and resilient? @vincianebxl.bsky.social explains 👇 Our full analysis of the Livestock Strategy is in the comments.

BREAKING: The @ec.europa.eu’s #LivestockStrategy confirms plans to free 160M+ hens & sows a year from cruel cages. This action is long overdue - if only partial. But if delivered, it’ll be a major victory for #EndTheCageAge & the 1.4M citizens who fought for change 🐔🐷

🚫 No taxpayers’ money for cruel cages. Factory farming fails animals, farmers, and the planet. 📢 ENVI Committee MEPs: vote for a #CAP that supports farmers in a just transition - not one that locks animals in cages and society in a climate doom loop.

“Democracy only works when those in power listen," said Malgosia Szadkowska, @ciwf.pl's head & spox for the EtCA ECI Citizens’ Committee. "So we are still here, we are still speaking up, and we are still demanding the same thing we demanded five years ago: #EndtheCageAge.”

Five years ago today, the @ec.europa.eu committed to deliver proposals to #EndtheCageAge, but so far, it has failed to keep its promise.

The @ec.europa.eu promised to deliver proposals to ban cages by 2023, but nearly 300 million animals in the EU are still confined to cages each year. Tomorrow, alongside Anima International and the #EndtheCageAge coalition, we’ll be in front of the Berlaymont to call for action.

"17 years ago, I saw my first live export shipment. I still remember the smell of the lorries, the animals’ eyes, & the feeling of knowing they would be trapped on those journeys for days." Today, our Ellie Shavelar joined @eurogroupforanimals.org in demanding to #StopTransportSuffering👇

What spreads diseases, poisons water, drives overfishing, steals resources from local communities in the Global South, and impacts the welfare of billions of aquatic animals? Carnivorous aquaculture. Our message to EU ministers 👇

Public money should not fund cages. At today’s Animal Welfare Intergroup, we highlighted how the #CAP can improve the lives of ~300 million animals in cages each year. The EU agri budget must work for these sentient beings, not against them. Our position is in the comments 👇

Tomorrow, the Animal Welfare Intergroup in the @europarl.europa.eu will discuss how the #CommonAgriculturalPolicy can improve animal welfare 🐔 On behalf of the nearly 300 million animals still caged in Europe each year, we’ll be there to discuss how to bring about change. Tune in 🔗👇

Citizens & farmers want change. Every year, Europe farms 221mln pigs. The average mother pig spends around half her life in a cruel cage. It’s time to #EndtheCageAge. As the next #CAP is being discussed, this is what Fumagalli Managing Director Pietro Pizzagalli has to say 👇

It’s a vicious cycle: factory farming intensifies climate pressure, climate chaos ensues and then farms face the consequences, putting animals and food security at risk. We can’t fix the climate crisis without ending factory farming. 👉 Sign the Good Food for All ECI: www.goodfoodforall.eu

These are the longest journeys farmed animals are forced to endure at sea, or by road – totally unnecessarily. On board: extreme heat, severe stress, cramped conditions, injury, hunger, dehydration. Sign the letter to @woahglobal.bsky.social: www.ciwf.org.uk/BanLiveExports2026 #BanLiveExportsDay

This week, we urge EU policymakers: listen to the voices of farmers backing cage‑free farming across Europe. Our food system is pushing the planet beyond safe limits. The next #CAP must support a fair, profitable transition to nature-friendly, cage-free farming.

This #WorldOceansDay, we need your help to stop Nueva Pescanova from building the world's first octopus farm. These animals would need 1000s of tonnes of wild-caught fish, harming marine life & our oceans. Tell the Port Authority to close the octopus farm file. The link is in the comments

Part 2: Scientific evidence shows that fish are intelligent, despite the misconceptions. Fish are sentient animals – they're intelligent, feel pain & can suffer. Yet the welfare of farmed fish is severely neglected. Here's how you can help #RethinkFish www.ciwf.org.uk/our-campaign...

221 million pigs are farmed in the EU every year, where the average mother pig spends around half her life in a cramped, cruel cage. The @ec.europa.eu promised to phase out cages. It’s time to #EndtheCageAge Find out more & get involved👇 www.endthecageage.eu/en

DYK that fish are the most farmed animal group on the planet? Improving their protection will improve billions of lives. Today, our aquatic experts briefed national experts on the state of fish welfare in EU aquaculture & on what Europe can do to make it better. #RethinkFish

Inaction to reduce fertiliser pollution traps animals and farmers in unsustainable farming methods. Our message to AGRIFISH ministers discussing the EU Fertiliser Action Plan: nature-friendly farming is the real solution to farmers' uncertainty. Read our take: www.ciwf.eu/media-and-ne...